The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to new evidence being added to his case file and because of the need for updated VA examinations.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted, and the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities is unknown, necessitating new VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological disability (seizure disorder), left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, insomnia, neck strain, sciatic radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, left hip strain, limitation of extension due to a left hip strain, limitation of rotation and abduction due to a left hip strain, gastroesophageal reflux disease with hiatal hernia, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, status post ganglion cyst of the left wrist, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, degenerative joint disease of the left knee, degenerative joint disease of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2024
- Citation
- 24032672
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,762 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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